JOHN HEILPRIN and FRANCIS KOKUTSE / The Associated PressAug 18, 2018
Annan was one of the world's most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become its first black African leader. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
FOSTER KLUG / The Associated PressJan 24, 2018
An upset Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico, calls the advisory body a “whitewash and a cheerleading operation” for Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
William Pfaff / TruthdigSep 12, 2012
The major threat in the Middle East to international peace is Syria's civil war, not the rhetorical battles between Iran and an Israel that claims to be straining against its American leash. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigMay 30, 2012
Among the latest developments in the Syrian humanitarian crisis, China and Russia have reaffirmed their opposition to a forced regime change; Turkey and Japan joined 11 other countries in expelling Syrian diplomats, and the U.N.’s Human Rights Council is due to meet to discuss the massacre in the city of Houla. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 28, 2012
Despite news of the Syrian government's acceptance of a peace plan brought in by special envoy Kofi Annan a day before, by Wednesday it was clear that those headlines didn't mean much in the way of actual progress in Syria. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 27, 2012
Former United Nations secretary-general and current U.N. and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said Tuesday that his bid to get Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (above) and his administration to accept a peace plan Annan proposed has been successful. Enacting it, however, is another matter. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 20, 2012
On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov signaled a shift in his country's position vis-à-vis the ongoing crisis in Syria, indicating that Russia may be willing to cooperate more with the U.N. Security Council's proposed plan, but with some stipulations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 16, 2011
The competition included Bill Gates, Angela Merkel and Kofi Annan, among others, but this week a little-known organization called the China International Peace Research Center named Russia's bombastic Prime Minister (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 29, 2009
Researchers have issued a report declaring that climate change is already killing 300,000 people a year and that the number will only increase as heat, flood, storm and fire combine to create "the greatest humanitarian challenge the world faces." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 27, 2008
Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has suspended negotiations in Kenya, saying, "The leaders have to assume their responsibilities and become directly engaged in these talks." Annan has been mediating a political crisis marked by tribal violence that has claimed at least 1,500 lives. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 12, 2006
Speaking from the Truman Library in his last speech as UN secretary-general, Kofi Annan excoriated the United States for abusing its power in the world community: "No nation can make itself secure by seeking supremacy over others"
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Staff / TruthdigDec 4, 2006
As he prepares to leave office after 10 years, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan spoke to the BBC about his sorrow at not being able to prevent the war in Iraq, and described the violence there as "much worse" than civil war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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